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A podcast from renowned silent film accompanist/historian Ben Model covering the techniques of creating and performing live scores to silent films, as well as a discussion of the language of silent cinema. Find what goes on in the mind of a silent film accompanist before, during and after playing for a show. Learn about the aesthetics of silent filmmaking and storytelling language.

On this episode, Ben Model gives a brief report on Mostly Lost 7, accompanies the rarely-shown Marie Doro silent "Lost and Won", does his darnedest to score the Lois Weber film "Hypocrites" on a church organ for a new Kino DVD, discusses the paradox of using somewhat recognizable music from a talkie Laurel and Hardy film as a theme for one of their silents, talks up silent film comedienne Alice Howell, talks about how "I loved your score" may not necessarily be a compliment after a show, and accompanies "The Golem" at the Morgan Library and Museum. All this plus news about upcoming Buster Keaton silent film shows and DVD info.